Read the
following two passages and answer the items that follow each passage.Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-I

Biomass as
fuel for power,heat,and transport has the highest mitigation potential of all
renewable sources.It comes from agriculture and forest residues as well as from
energy crops.The biggest challenge in using biomass residues is a long-term
reliable supply delivered to the power plant at reasonable costs;the key
problems are logistical constraints and the costs of fuel collection.Energy
crops,if not managed properly,compete with food production and may have
undesirable impacts on food prices.Biomass production is also sensitive to the
physical impacts of a changing climate.

Projections
of the future role of biomass are probably overestimated,given the limits to
the sustainable biomass supply,unless breakthrough technologies substantially
increase productivity.Climate-energy models project that biomass use could
increase nearly four-fold to around 150-200 exajoules,almost a quarter of world
primary energy in 2050.However the maximum sustainable technical potential of
biomass resources(both residues and energy crops)without disruption of food and
forest resources ranges from 80-170 exajoules a year by 2050,and only part of
this is realistically and economically feasible.In addition,some climate models
rely on biomass-based carbon capture and storage,an unproven technology,to achieve negative
emissions and to buy some time during the first half of the century.Some liquid
biofuels such as corn-based ethanol,mainly for transport,may aggravate rather
than ameliorate carbon emissions on a life-cycle basis.Second generation
biofuels,based on ligno-cellulose feedstocks-such as straw,bagasse,grass and
wood-hold the promise of sustainable production that is high-yielding and emit
low levels of greenhouse gases,but these are still in the R & D stage.

1.What
is/are present constraint/constraints in using biomass as fuel power
generation?

1.Lack of
sustainable supply of biomass

2.Biomass
production competes with food production

3.Bio-energy
may not always be low carbon on a life-cycle basis

Select the
correct answer using the code given below:

A.1 and 2
only

B.3 only

C.2 and 3
only

D.1,2 and 3*

Ans:D

2.Which
of the following can lead to food security problem?

1.Using
agricultural and forest residues as feedstock for power generation

2.Using
biomass for carbon capture and storage

3.Promoting
the cultivation of energy crops

Select the
correct answer using the code given below:

A.1 and 2
only

B.3 only*

C.2 and 3
only

D.1,2 and 3

Ans:B

3.In the
context of using biomass,which of the following is/are thecharacteristic/characteristics of the sustainable
production of biofuel?

1.Biomass as
a fuel for power generation could meet all primary energy requirements of the
world by 2050

2.Biomass as
a fuel for power generation does not necessarily disrupt food and forest resources.

3.Biomass as
a fuel for power generation could help in achieving negative emissions,given
certain nascent technologies

Select the
correct answer using the code given below:

A.1 and 2
only

B.3 only*

C.2 and 3
only

D.1,2 and 3

Ans:B

4.With
reference to the passage,following assumptions have been made:

1.Some
climate-energy models suggest that the use of biomass as a fuel for power
generation helps in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions

2.It is not
possible to use biomass as a fuel for power generation without disrupting food
and forest resources Which of these assumptions is/are valid?

A.1 only*

B.2 only

C.Both 1 and
2

D.Neither 1
nor 2

Ans:A

Passage-2

We are
witnessing a dangerous dwindling of biodiversity in our food supply.The green
revolution is a mixed blessing.Over time farmers have come to rely heavily on
broadly adapted,high yield crops to the exclusion of varieties adapted to the
local conditions.Monocropping vast fields with the same genetically uniform
seeds helps boost yield and meet immediate hunger needs.Yet high-yield
varieties are also genetically weaker crops that require expensive chemical
fertilizaters and toxic pesticides.In our focus on increasing the amount of
food we produce today,we have accidentally put ourselves at risk for food shortages
in future.

5.Which
among the following is the most logical and critical inference that can bemade from the above passage?

A.In our
agricultural practices,we have become heavily dependent on expensive chemical
fertilizers and toxic pesticides only due to green revolution

B.Monocropping
vast fields with high-yield varieties is possible due to green revolution

C.Monocropping
with high-yield varieties is the only way to ensure food security to millions

D.Green
revolution can pose a threat to biodiversity in food supply and food security
in the long run*

Ans:D

6.A class
starts at 11.00 am and lasts till 2:27 pm.Four periods of equal durationare held during this interval.After every period,a
rest of 5 minutes is given to thestudents.The
exact duration of each period is:

A.48 minutes*

B.50 minutes

C.51 minutes

D.53 minutes

Ans:A

7.Four
friends A,B,C and D need to cross a bridge.A maximum of two persons cancross it at a time.It is night and they just have one
lamp.Persons that cross thebridge must
carry the lamp to find the way.A pair must walk together at the speedof slower
person.After crossing the bridge,the person having faster speed in thepair will return with the lamp each time to accompany
another person in thegroup.Finally,the
lamp has to be returned at the original place and the personwho returns the lamp has to cross the bridge again
without lamp.To cross thebridge,the
time taken by them is as follows:A:1 minute,B:2 minutes,C:7 minutesand D:10 minutes.What is the total minimum time
required by all the friends tocross
the bridge?

A.23 minutes*

B.22 minutes

C.21 minutes

D.20 minutes

Ans:A

8.30 g of
sugar was mixed in 180ml water in a vessel A.40 g of sugar was mixed in280 ml of water in vessel B and 20 g of sugar was
mixed in 100 ml of water invessel C.The
solution in vessel B is:

A.Sweeter
than that in C

B.Sweeter
than that in A

C.As sweet
as that in C

D.Less sweet
than that in C*

Ans:D

9.In aid
of charity,every student in a class contributes as many rupees as thenumber of students in that class with the additional
contribution of Rs.2 by onestudent
only,the total collection is Rs.443.Then how many students are there inthe class?

A.12

B.21*

C.43

D.45

Ans:B

10.Anita’s
mathematics test had 70 problems carrying equal marks i.e.10arithmetic,30 algebra and 30 geometry.Although she
answered 70% of thearithmetic,40% of the algebra and 60%
of the geometry problems correctly,shedid
not pass the test because she got less than 60% marks.The number of morequestions she would have to answer correctly to earn a
60% passing marks is:

A.1

B.5*

C.7

D.9

Ans:B

11.In a
class,there are 18 very tall boys.If these constitute three-fourths of theboys and the total number of boys is two-thirds of the
total number of students inthe class,what
is the number of girls in the class?

A.6

B.12*

C.18

D.21

Ans:B

12.Consider
the following statements:

1.Either A
and B are of the same age or A is older than B

2.Either C
and D are of the same age or D is older than C

3.B is older
than C

Which of the
following conclusions can be drawn from the above statements?

A.A is older
than B

B.B and D
are of the same age

C.D is older
than C

D.A is older
than C*

Ans:D

13.The
monthly average salary paid to all the employees of a company wasRs.5000.The monthly average salary paid to male and
female employees wasRs.5200 and Rs.4200
respectively.Then the percentage of males employed in thecompany is:

A.75%

B.80%*

C.85%

D.90%

Ans:B

Direction
for the following 3(three)items:Consider the given information and answer the
three items that follow.Six boxes A,B,C,D,E and F have been painted with six
different colours viz.,violet,indigo,blue,green,yellow and orange and arranged
from left to right (not necessarily either kept or painted with the colours in
the same order).Each box contains a ball
of any one of the following six games:cricket,hockey,tennis,golf,football and
volleyball(not ncecessarily in the same order).The golf ball is in violet box
and is not in the box D.The box A which contains
tennis ball is orange in colour and is at the extreme right.The hockey ball is
neither in box D nor in box E.The box C having cricket ball is painted
green.The hockey ball is neither in the box painted blue nor in the box painted
yellow.The box C is fifth from right and next to box B.The box B contains
volleyball.The box containing the hockey ball is between the boxes containing
golf ball and volley ball.

14.Which
one of the following boxes contains the golf ball?

A.F

B.E*

C.D

D.None of
the above

Ans:B

15.Which
of the following statements is/are
correct?

A.D is
painted yellow

B.F is
painted indigo*

C.B is
painted blue

D.All of the
above

Ans:B

16.The
football is in the box of which colour?

A.Yellow

B.Indigo

C.Cannot be
determined as data are inadequate*

D.Blue

Ans:C

17.Two
numbers X and Y are respectively 20% and 28% less than a third numberZ.By what percentage is the number Y less than the
number X?

A.12%

B.10%*

C.9%

D.8%

Ans:B

18.A
daily trains is to be introduced between station A and station B starting fromeach end at 6 AM and the journey is to be completed in
42 hours.What is thenumber of trains
needendin order to maintain the shuttlele service?

A.2

B.3

C.4*

D.7

Ans:C

19.A
piece of tin is in the form of a rectangle having length 12 cm and width 8cm.This is used to construct a closed cube.The side of
the cube is:

A.2 cm

B.3 cm

C.4 cm*

D.6 cm

Ans:C

20.In a
question paper there are five questions to be attempted and answer toeach question has two choices-True(T)or False(F).It is
given that no twocandidates have given the answers to
the five questions in an identicalsequence.For
this to happen the maximum number of
candidates is:

A.10

B.18

C.26

D.32*

Ans:D

Directions
for the following 8(eight)items:

Read the
following eight passages and answer the item that follows each passage.Your
answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-I

By killing
transparency and competition crony capitalism is harmful to free
enterprise,opportunity and economic growth.Crony capitalism,where rich and the
influential are alleged to have received land and natural resources and various
licences in return for payoff to venal politicians,is now a major issue to be
tackled.One of the greatest danger to growth of developing economies like India
is the middle-income trap where crony capitalism creates oligarchies that slow
down the growth.

21.Which
among the following is the most logical corollary to the above passage?

A.Launching
more welfare schemes and allocating more finances for the current schemes are
urgently needed

B.Efforts
should be made to push up economic growth by other means and provide licences
to the poor

C.Greater
transparency in the functioning of the government and promoting the financial
inclusion are needed at present*

D.We should
concentrate more on developing manufacturing sector than service sector

Ans:C

Passage-2

Climate
adaptation may be rendered ineffective if policies are not designed in the
context of other development concerns.For instance,a comprehensive strategy
that seeks to improve food security in the context of climate change may
include a set of coordinated measures related to agricultural extension,crop
diversification,integrated water and pest management and agricultural
information services.Some of these measures may have to do with climate changes
and others with economic development.

22.What
is the most logical and rational inference that can be made from theabove passage?

A.It is
difficult to pursue climate adaptation in the developing countries

B.Improving
food security is a far more complex issue than climate adaptation

D.Climate
adaptation should be examined in tandem with other economic development
options.*

Ans:D

Passage-3

Understanding
of the role of biodiversity in the hydrological cycle enables better
policy-making .The term biodiversity refers to the variety of
plants,animals,microorganisms,and the ecosystems in which they occur.Water and
biodiversity are interdependent.In reality,the hydrological cycle decides how
biodiversity functions.In turn,vegetation and soil drive the movement of
water.Every glass of water we drink has,at least in part,passed through
fish,trees,bacteria,soil and other organisms.Passing through these
ecosystems,it is cleansed and made fit for consumption.The supply of water is a
critical service that the environment provides.

23.Which
among the following is the most critical inference that can be madefrom the above passage?

A.Biodiversity
sustains the ability of nature to
recycle water*

B.We cannot
get potable water without the existence of living organisms

D.Living
organisms could not have come into existence without hydrological cycle

Ans:A

Passage-4

In the last
decade,the banking sector has been restructured with a high degree of
automation and products that mainly serve middle-class and upper middle-class
society.Today there is need for a new agenda for the banking and non-banking
financial services that does not exclude the common man.

24.Which
one of the following is the message that is essentially implied in theabove passage?

A.Need for
more automation and more products of banks

B.Need for a
radical restructuring of our entire public finance system

C.Need to
integrate banking and non banking institutions

D.Need to
promote financial inclusion*

Ans:D

Passage-5

Safe and
sustainable sanitation in slums has immeasurable benefits to women and girls in
terms of their health,safety,privacy and dignity.However,women do not feature
in most of the schemes and policies on urban sanitation.The fact that even now
the manual scavenging exists,only goes to show that not enough has been done to
promote pour-fish toilets and discontinue the use of dry latrines.A more
sustained and rigorous campaign needs to be launched towards the right to
sanitation on a very large scale.This should primarily focus on the abolition
of manual scavenging.

25.With
reference to the above passage,consider the following statements:

1.Urban
sanitation problems can be fully solved by the abolition of manual scavenging
only

2.There is a
need to promote greater awareness on safe sanitation practices in urban
areas.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A.1 only

B.2 only*

C.Both 1 and
2

D.Neither 1
nor 2

Ans:B

Passage-6

To
understand the nature and quantity of Government proper for man,it is necessary
to attend to his character.As nature created him for social life,she fitted him
for the station she intended.In all cases she made his natural wants greater
than his individual powers.No one man is capable,without the aid of society,of
supplying his own wants;and those wants,acting upon every individual,impel the
whole of them into society.

26.Which
among the following is the most logical and rational inference that canbe made from the above passage?

A.Nature has
created a great diversity in human society

B.Any given
human society is always short of its wants.

C.Social
life is a specific characteristic of man

D.Diverse
natural wants forced man towards social system*

Ans:D

Passage-7

The nature
of the legal imperatives in any given state corresponds to the effective
demands that state encounters,and that these,in their turn,depend,in a general
way,upon the manner in which economic power is distributed in the society which
the state controls

27.The
statement refers to:

A.The
antithesis of Politics and Economics

B.The
interrelationship of Politics and Economics*

C.The
predominance of Economics over Politics

D.The
predominance of Politics over Economics

Ans:B

Passage-8

About 15
percent of global greenhouse gas emissions come from agricultural
practices.This includes nitrous oxide from fertilizers,methane from
livestock,rice production,and manure storage,and carbon dioxide(CO)from burning
biomass,but this excludes CO2 emissions from soil management
practices,savannah burning and deforestation,Forestry,land use,and land-use
change account for another 17 per cent of greenhouse gas emissions each
year,three quarters of which come from
tropical deforestation.The remainder is largely from draining and
burning tropical peatland.About the same amount of carbon is stored in the
world’s peatlands as is stored in the Amazon rainforest.

28.Which
among the following is the most logical and rational inference that canbe
made from the above passage?A.Organic farming
should immediately replace mechanized
and chemical dependent agricultural practices all over the world

B.It is
imperative for us to modify our land use practices in order to mitigate climate
change*

C.There are
no technological solutions to the problem of greenhouse gas emissions

D.Tropical
areas are the chief sites of carbon sequestration

Ans:B

29.A
person climbs a hill in a straight path from point’O’on the ground in thedirection of north-east and reaches a point’A’after
traveling a distance of 5km.Then,from
the point’A’he moves to point ‘B’in the direction of north-west.Letthe distance AB be 12 km.Now,how far is the person
away from the startingpoint’O’?

A.7 km

B.13 km*

C.17 km

D.11 km

Ans:B

30.An agricultural
field is in the form of a rectangle
having length X1 meters andbreadth X2meters(X1 and X2 are variable).If X1+X2=40
meters,then the area ofthe agricultural field will not exceed which one of
the following values?

A.400 sq.m*

B.300 sq.m

C.200 sq.m

D.80 sq m

Ans:A

31.The sum of the ages of 5 members comprising a family,3
years ago was 80years.The average age of the family,3 years ago was
80 years.The average age ofthe family today is the same as it was 3 years
ago,because of an addition of a babyduring the intervening period.How old is
the baby?

A.6 months

B.1 year*

C.2 years

D.2 years and 6 months

Ans:B

32.The total emoluments of two persons are the same,but
one get allowances tothe extent of 65% of his basic pay and the other get
allowances to the extent of80% of his basic pay.The ratio of the basic pay of
the former to the basic pay ofthe latter is:

A.16:13

B.5:4

C.7:5

D.12:11*

Ans:D

33.A person is standing on the first step from the bottom
of a ladder.If he has toclimb 4 more steps to reach exactly the middle
step,how many steps does theladder have?

A.8

B.9*

C.10

D.11

Ans:B

Direction for the following 3 items:Consider the given information and
answer the three items that follow.

When three friends A,B and C met,it was found that each of them wore an
outer garment of a different colour.In random order,the garments
are;jacket,sweater and tie;and the colours are:blue,white and black.Their
surnames in random order are:

Riberio,Kumar and Singh.Further,we know that:

1.Neither B nor Ribeiro wore a white sweater

2.C wore a tie

3.Singh’s garment was not white

4.Kumar does not wear a jacket

5.Riberio does not like to wear the black colour

6.Each of the friends wore only one outer garment of only one colour

34.What is C’s surname?

A.Riberio

B.Kumar

C.Singh

D.Cannot be determined*

Ans:D

35.What is the colour of the tic?

A.Black

B.Blue

C.White

D.Cannot be determined*

Ans:D

36.Who wore the sweater?

A.A*

B.B

C.C

D.Cannot be determined

Ans:A

37.AB is a vertical trunk of a huge tree with A being the
point where the base ofthe trunk touches the ground.Due to a cyclone,the
trunk has been broken at Cwhich is at a height of 12 meters,broken part is
partially attached to the verticalportion of the trunk at C.If the end of
the broken part B touches the ground at Dwhich is at a
distance of 5 meters from A,then the original height of the trunk is:

A.20 m

B.25 m*

C.30 m

D.35 m

Ans:B

38.A person walks 12 km due north,then 15 km due
cast,after that 19 km duewest and then 15 km due south.How far is he from the
starting point?

A.5 km*

B.9 km

C.37 km

D.61 km

Ans:A

39.A cube has all its faces painted with different
colours.It is cut into smallercubes of equal sizes such that the side
of the small cube is one-fourth the bigcube.The number of small cubes with only
one of the sides painted is:

A.32

B.24*

C.16

D.8

Ans:B

40.Ram and Shyam work on a job together for four days and
complete 60% ofit.Ram takes leave then and Shyam works for eight
more days to complete thejob.How long would Ram take to complete the entire
job alone?

A.6 days

B.8 days

C.10 days*

D.11 days

Ans:C

41.A military code writes SYSTEM as SYSMET and NEARER as
AENRER.Using thesame code,FRACTION can be written as:

A.CARFTION

B.FRACNOIT

C.NOTICARE

D.CARFNOIT*

Ans:D

42.If R and S are different integers both divisible by
5,then which of the followingis not necessarily true?

A.R-S is divisible by 5

B.R+S is divisible by 10*

C.RxS is divisible by 25

D.R2+S2 is divisible by 5

Ans:B

43.How many numbers are there between 100 and 300 which
either begin with orend with 2?

A.110*

B.111

C.112

D.None of the above

Ans:A

Direction for the following 8 items:

Read the following five passages and answer the items that follow each
passage.Your answer to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage-I

As we look to 2050,when we will need to feed two billion more people,the
question of which diet is besthas taken on new urgency.The foods we choose to
eat in the coming decades will have dramatic ramifications for the
planet.Simply put, a diet that revolves around meat and dairy,a way of eating
that is on the rise throughout the developing world,will take a greater toll on
the world’s resources than one that revolves around unrefined gains,nuts,fruits
and vegetables.

B.Diets based on gains,nuts,fruits and vegetables are best suited for
health in developing countries

C.Human beings change their food habits from time to time irrespective of
the health concerns

D.From a global perspective,we still do not know which type of diet is best
for us.

Ans:A

Passage-2

All humans digest mother’s milk as infant,but until cattle began being
domesticated 10,000 years ago,children once weaned no longer needed to digest
milk.As a result,they stopped making the enzyme lactase,which breaks down the
sugar,lactose into simple sugars.After humans began herding cattle,it became
tremendously advantageous to digest milk,and lactose tolerance evolved independently
among cattle herders in Europe,the middle East and Africa.Groups not dependent
on cattle,such as the Chinese and Thai,remain lactose intolerant

45.Which among the following is the most logical
assumption that can be madefrom the above passage?

A.About 10,000 years ago,the domestication of animals took place in some
parts of the world

B.A permanent change in the food habits of a community can bring about a
genetic change in its members*

C.Lactose tolerant people only are capable of getting simple sugars in
their bodies

D.People who are not lactose tolerant cannot digest any dairy product.

Ans:B

Passage-3

“The conceptual difficulties in National Income comparisons between under
developed and industrialized countries are particularly serious because a part
of the national output in various underdeveloped countries is produced without
passing through the commercial channels”

46.In the above statement,the author implies that:

A.The entire national output produced and consumed in industrialized countries
passes through commercial channels

B.The existence of a non-commercialized sector in different underdeveloped
countries renders the national income comparisons over countries difficult*

C.No part of national output should be produced and consumed without
passing through commercial channels

D.A part of the national output being produced and consumed without passing
through commercial channels is a sign of underdevelopment.

Ans:B

Passage-4

An increase in human-made carbon dioxide in the atmosphere could initiate a
chain reaction between plants and microorganisms that would unsettle one of the
largest carbon reservoirs on the planet-soil.In a study,it was found that the
soil,which contains twice the amount of carbon present in all plant and Earth’s
atmosphere combined,could become increasingly volatile as people add more
carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.This is largely because of increased plant
growth.Although a greenhouse gas and a pollutant,carbon dioxide also supports
plant growth.As trees and other vegetation flourish in a carbon dioxide-rich
future,their roots could stimulate microbial activity in soil that may in turn
accelerate the decomposition of soil carbon and its release into the atmosphere
as carbon dioxide.

47.Which among the following is the most logical
corollary to the above passage?

A.Carbon dioxide is essential for the survival of microorganisms and plants

B.Humans are solely responsible for the release of carbon dioxide into the
atmosphere

C.Microorganisms and soil carbon are mainly responsible for the increased
plant growth

D.Increasing green cover could trigger the release of carbon trapped in
soil*

Ans:D

Passage-5

Historically,the biggest challenge to world agriculture has been to achieve
a balance between demand for and supply of food.At the level of individual
countries,the demand-supply balance can be a critical policy issue for a closed
economy,especially if it is a populous economy and its domestic agriculture is
not growing sufficiently enough to ensure food supplies,on an enduring basis;it
is not so much and not always,of a constraint for an open,and growing
economy,which has adequate exchange surpluses to buy food abroad.For the world
as a whole,supply-demand balance is always an inescapable prerequisite
forwarding off hunger and starvation.However,global availability of adequate
supply does not necessarily mean that
food would automatically move from countries of surplus to countries of deficit
if the latter lack in purchasing power.The uneven distribution of
hunger,starvation,under-or malnourishment,etc.,at the world-level,thus owes
itself to the presence of empty-pocket hungry mouths,overwhelmingly confined to
the underdeveloped economies.In as much as ‘a two-square meal’is of elemental
significance to basic human existence,the issue of worldwide supply of food has
been gaining significance,in recent times,both because the quantum and the
composition of demand has been undergoing big changes,and because,in recent
years,the capabilities of individual countries to generate uninterrupted chain
of food supplies have come under strain.Food production ,marketing and
prices,especially price-affordability by the poor in the developing world,have
become global issues that need global thinking and global solutions.

48.According to the above passage,which of the following
are the fundamentalsolutions for the world food security problem?

1.Setting up more agro-based industries

2.Improving the price affordability by the poor

3.Regulating the conditions of marketing

4.Providing food subsidy to one and all

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

A.1 and 2 only

B.2 and 3 only*

C.1,3 and 4 only

D.1,2,3 and 4

Ans:B

49.According to the above passage,the biggest challenge
to world agriculture is:

A.To find sufficient land for agriculture and to expand food processing
industries

B.To eradicate hunger in underdeveloped countries

C.To achieve a balance between the production of food and non-food items

D.To achieve a balance between demand for and supply of food*

Ans:D

50.According to the above passage,which of the following
helps/help in reducinghunger and starvation in the developing economies?

52.Four-digit numbers are to be formed using the digits
1,2,3 and 4;and none ofthese four digits are repeated in any
manner.Further,

1.2 and 3 are not to immediately follow each other

2.1 is not to be immediately followed by 3

3.4 is not to appear at the last place

4.1 is not to appear at the first place

How many different numbers can be formed?

A.6*

B.8

C.9

D.None of the above

Ans:A

53.A cylindrical overhead tank of radius 2 m and height 7
m is to be filled from anunderground tank of size 5.5 m x 4m x6m.How much
portion of the undergroundtank is still filled
with water after filling the overhead tank completely?

A.1/3*

B.1/2

C.1/4

D.1/6

Ans:A

54.In a class of 60 students,where the number of girls is
twice that ofboys,Kamal,a boy,ranked seventeeth from the top.If
there are 9 girls ahead ofKamal,the number of boys in rank after him is:

A.13

B.12*

C.7

D.3

Ans:B

55.A and B walk around a circular park.They start at 8 am
from the same point inthe opposite directions.A and B walk at a speed of 2
rounds per hour and 3rounds per hour respectively.How many times shall
they cross each other after8.00 am .And before 9.30 am?

A.7*

B.6

C.5

D.8

Ans:A

56.W can do 25% of a work in 30 days.X can do ¼ of the
work in 10 days,Y can do40% of the work in 40 days and Z can do 1/3 of the
work in 13 days.,Who willcomplete the work first?

A.W

B.X

C.Y

D.Z*

Ans:D

57.The average monthly income of a person in a certain
family of 5 isRs.10,000.What will be the average monthly income of
a person in the samefamily if the income of one person increased by
Rs.1,20,000 per year?

A.Rs.12,000

B.Rs.16,000

C.Rs.20,000

D.Rs.34,000*

Ans:D

58.In a race,a competitor has to collect 6 apples which
are kept in a straight lineon a track and a
bucket is placed at the beginning of the track which is a startingpoint.The
condition is that the competitor can pick only one apple at a time,runback with it and
drop it in the bucket.If he has to drop all the apples in thebucket,how much
total distance he has to run if the bucket is 5 meters from thefirst apple and
all other apples are placed 3 meters apart?

A.40 m

B.50 m

C.75 m

D.150 m*

Ans:D

59.A round archery target of diameter 1 m is marked with
four scoring regionsfrom the centre outwards as red,blue,yellow and
white.The radius of the red bandis 0.20 m.The width of all the remaining
bands is equal.If archers throw arrowstowards the target,what is the
probability that the arrows fall in the red region ofthe archery
target?

A.0.40

B.0.20

C.0.16*

D.0.04

Ans:C

60.A person allows a 10% discount for cash payment from
the market price of atoy and still he makes a 10% gain.What is the cost
price of the toy which ismarked Rs.770?

A.Rs.610

B.Rs.620

C.Rs.630*

D.Rs.640

Ans:C

Directions for the following 6 items:

Read the following two passages and answer the items that follow each
passage.Your answers to these items should be based on the passages only.

Passage I

Accountability ,or the lack of it,in governance generally,and civil
services,in particular ,is a major factor underlying the deficiencies in
governance and public administration.Designing an effective framework for
accountability has been a key element of the reform agenda.A fundamental issue
is whether civil services should be accountable to the political executive of
the day or to society at large.In other words,how should internal and external
accountability be reconciled?

Internal accountability is sought to be achieved by internal performance monitoring,official
supervision by bodies like the Central Vigilance Commission and Comptroller and
Auditor General,and judicial review of executive decisions.Articles 311 and 312
of the Indian Constitution provide job security and safeguards to the civil
services,especially the All India Services.The framers of the Constitution had
envisaged that provision of these safeguards would result in a civil service that is not totally
subservient to the political executive but will have the strength to function
in larger public interest.The need to balance internal nad external
accountability is thus built into
Constitution.The issue is where to draw the line.Over the years,the emphasis
seems to have tilted in favour of greater internal accountability of the
civil services to the political leaders of the day who in
turn are expected to be externally accountable to the society at large through
the election process.This system for seeking accountability to society has not
worked out,and has led to several adverse consequences for governance.

Some special measures can be considered for improving accountability in
civil services.Provisions of articles 311 and 312 should be reviewed and laws
and regulations framed to ensure external accountability of civil services.The
proposed Civil Services Bill seeks to address some of these requirements.The
respective roles of professional civil service and the political executive
should be defined so that professional managerial functions and management of
civil service are depoliticized.For this purpose,effective statutory civil
service boards should be created at
the centre and in the states.Decentralization
and devolution of authority to bring government and decision making closer to
the people also helps to enhance accountability.

61.According to the passage,which of the following
factor/factors led to theadverse consequences for governance/public
administration?

1.Inability of civil services to strike a balance between internal and
external accountabilities.

2.Lack of sufficient professional training to the officers of All India
Services

3.Lack of proper service benefits in civil services

4.Lack of Constitutional provisions to define the respective roles of professional
civil services vis-à-vis political executive in this context.Select the correct
answer using the code given below:

A.1 only

B.2 and 3 only

C.1 and 4 only*

D.2,3 and 4

Ans:C

62.With reference to the passage,the following
assumptions have been made:

1.Political executive is an obstacle to the accountability of the civil
services to the society

2.In the present framework of Indian polity,the political executive is no
longer accountable to the society.Which of these assumptions is/are valid

A.1 only

B.2 only

C.Both 1 and 2

D.Neither 1 nor 2*

Ans:D

63.Which one of the following is the essential message
implied by this passage?

A.Civil services are not accountable to the society they are serving

B.Educated and enlightened persons are not taking up political leadership

C.The framers of the Constitution did not envisage the problems being
encountered by the civil services

D.There is a need and scope for reforms to improve the accountability of
civil services*

Ans:D

64.According to the passage,which one of the following is
not a means ofenhancing internal
accountability of civil services?

A.Better job security and safeguards

B.Supervision by Central Vigilance Commission

C.Judicial review of executive decisions

D.Seeking accountability through enhanced participation of people in
decision making process*

Ans:D

Passage-2

In general,religious traditions stress our duty to god,or to some universal
ethical principal.Our duties to one another derive from these.The religious
concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to this divinity
or principle and the implication it has on our other relationships.This
correspondence between right and duties is critical to any further
understanding of justice.But,for justice to be practiced;virtue,rights and duties
cannot remain formal abstractions.They must be grounded in a community(common
unity)bound together by a sense of common union(communion).Even as a personal
virtue,this solidarity is essential to the practice and understanding of
justice

65.With reference to the passage,the following
assumptions have been made:

1.Human relationship are derived from their religious traditions

2.Human beings can be duty bound only if they believed in god

3.Religious traditions are essential to practice and understand justice

Which of these assumption(s)is/are valid?

A.1 only

B.2 and 3 only

C.1 and 3 only*

D.1,2 and 3

Ans:C

66.Which of the following is the crux of this passage?

A.Our duties to one another derive from our religious traditions

B.Having relationship to the divine
principle is a great virtue

C.Balance between rights and duties is crucial to the delivery of justice
in a society*

D.Religious concept of rights is primarily derived from our relationship to
god

Ans:C

67.A ate grapes
and pineapple;B ate grapes and oranges;C ate oranges,pineappleand apple;D ate
grapes,apple and pineapple.After taking fruits.B and C fell sick.Inthe light of the
above facts,it can be said that the cause of sickness was:

A.Apple

B.Pineapple

C.Grapes

D.Oranges*

Ans:D

68.Consider the following statements:

1.The rate of population growth is increasing in the country

2.The death rate is declining faster in the country compared to birth rate

3.The birth rate is declining faster in the country compared to death rate

4.Rural-urban migration is taking place regularly in the country

Which one of the following conclusions may be true in the light of the
above facts?

A.The rate of population growth is increasing due to rural-urban migration

B.The rate of population growth is increasing due to decline in death rate
only

C.The rate of population growth is increasing due to increase in birth rate
only

D.The rate of population growth is increasing due to faster decline in
death rate than in birth rate*

Ans:D

69.A person X was driving in a place where all roads ran
either north-south oreast-west,forming a grid,Roads are at a distance of
1 km from each other in aparallel.He started at the intersection of two roads,drove 3 km north,3
km westand 4 km south.Which further route could bring him back to his starting
point,ifthe same route is not repeated?

A.33 km east,then 2 km south

B.3 km east,then 1 km north*

C.1 km north,then 2 km west

D.3 km south,then 1 km north

Ans:B

70.Consider the following statement:

“We shall go either for a picnic or for trekking”.

Which of the following,if true,would falsify this claim?

A.We go for a picnic but not for
trekking

B.Activities such as picnic and trekking are encouraged by the health
authorities

C.We go for trekking and not for picnic

D.We do not go either for picnic or for trekking*

Ans:D

71.There were 50 faculty members comprising 30 males and
the rest females.Nomale faculty member knew music,but many of the
female faculty membersdid.The Head of the institution invited six faculty
members to a tea party by drawof lots.At the party it was discovered
that no member knew music.The conclusionis that:

A.The party comprised male faculty members only

B.The party comprised only those female faculty members who could not give
rendering in music

C.The party comprised both male and female faculty members

D.Nothing can be said about the gender composition of the party*

Ans:D

72.Five people A,B,C,D and E are seated about a round
table.Every chair is spacedequidistant from adjacent chairs.

(i)C is seated next to A

(ii)A is seated two seats from D

(iii)B is not
seated next to A

On the basis of above information,which of the following
must be true?

1.D is seated next to B

2.E is seated next to A

3.D and C are separated by two seats Selected the correct answer using the
code give below

A.1 only

B.1 and 2 only*

C.3 only

D.Neither 1 nor 2 nor 3

Ans:B

73.There are five hobby clubs in a
college-photography,yachting,chess,electronicsand
gardening.The gardening group meets every second day,the electronics groupmeets every
third day,the chess group meets every fourth day,the yachting groupmeets every
fifth day and the photography group meets every sixth day.Howmany times do
all the five groups meet on the same day within 180 days?

A.5

B.18

C.10

D.3*

Ans:D

74.There are some nectar-filled flowers on a tree and
some bees are hovering onit.If one bee lands on each flower,one bee will be
left out.If two bees land on eachflower,one flower will be left out.The
number of flowers and bees respectivelyare:

A.2 and 4

B.3 and 2

C.3 and 4*

D.4 and 3

Ans:C

Directions for the following 5 items:

Consider the following information and answer the five items that follow:

There are five persons in a group-P,Q,R,S and T.The group has one
doctor,one lawyer and one artist.P and S are unmarried students.T is a man
married to one of the group members.Q is the brother of P and is neither doctor
nor artist.R is not doctor

75.Who is the doctor?

A.T*

B.P

C.Q

D.R

Ans:A

76.Who is the artist?

A.P

B.Q

C.R*

D.T

Ans:C

77.Who is the spouse of R?

A.P

B.T*

C.Q

D.S

Ans:B

78.Who is the lawyer?

A.P

B.Q*

C.R

D.S

Ans:B

79.Who of the following is definitely a man?

A.P

B.S

C.Q*

D.None of the above

Ans:C

80.There is an order of 19000 quantity of a particular
product from acustomer.The firm produces 1000 quantity of that
product per day out of which5% are unfit for sale.In how many days
will the order be completed?

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